Our friend Hanni El Khatib got a nice little write up in the LA Weekly. 7″ of the week, not too shabby. We suggest you buy it now via Stones Throw because any music touted as “Black Keys meets Shangri-Las” probably sounds real good on vinyl. If I ever get my copy (cough cough) I’ll let you know the definitive answer to that. (For those without record player, you can also download the MP3).

Rock on Hanni, rock on.

Also, here’s a 5 question interview we did with Hanni a while back:

1. Who do you admire?
The freebird type.

2. What is your biggest flaw?
I never read.

3. What next?
Not sure. I’m going for that day by day thing.

4. What is your present state of mind?
No bueno

5. How would you like to die?
The boring way – in my sleep
The fun way – in an epic knife fight with my arch nemesis. duh.

Band crush: Warpaint

We love the esoteric underwater rock stylings of Los Angeles band Warpaint. Emily Kokal, Jenny Lee Lindberg, and Theresa Wayman were recently signed to Rough Trade and joined by drummer Stella Mozgawa, and with the release of their new album The Fool on October 26th, are poised for big things. With personal style as unique (and as myriad) as their music, the women of Warpaint are definitely on their way to being iconic. You can catch them on tour with The XX this Fall.

Click HERE to download Exquisite Corpse from iTunes

Tomorrow night at the Arkitip Project Space: Janette Beckman

“The bands and the fans, I loved the music and the styles.”
Janette Beckman is an English documentary photographer who has worked with some of the most influential musicians of the modern era. She began her photography career at the dawn of the punk movement, shooting the top acts of the day: The Clash, The Jam, The Sex Pistols and Boy George, as well as three album covers for The Police. In 1982, Beckman moved to New York City, where she immersed herself in the burgeoning hip-hop scene, photographing pioneers such as Afrika Bambaata, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Grandmaster Flash and EPMD. Her powerful portraits have been collected in two books: Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude, 1977-1983 and The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982-1990, both published by PowerHouse Books.

Janette Beckman’s photographs have been exhibited in galleries around the world. She lives and works in New York City.

Please join us…

Archive of Attitude
A collection of works by Janette Beckman

12 August – 5 September 2010

Opening reception
12 August 2010
19:00 – 22:00 PT

Artist will be in attendance.

Project Space
603 North La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036
+1 323 938 8818 Telephone

Mia Doi Todd and Aska. Go go go.